Bolivia, North Carolina, July 6, 2015 – The Novant Health Foundation Brunswick Medical Center has received a $46,150 grant from Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast to provide free mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women in Brunswick County.
To qualify for a free mammogram, women who do not have health insurance or are underinsured must be age 40 or up, live in Brunswick County and cannot have had a mammogram in the last year.
“Mammography is the gold standard for screening women ages 40 and older for breast cancer,” says Robin Ashmore, manager of imaging at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. “In many cases, we can identify breast cancer in its earliest stages and plan the most effective treatment.”
The American Cancer Society recommends that all women 40 and older receive an annual mammogram, yet less than half of women age 40 to 85 years had a mammogram in the last year.
“We know that early detection greatly increases the rate of survival for breast cancer patients,” Ashmore said. “The Komen grant means so much to us as it will help us bring a vital diagnostic tool to the women in our community who forgo mammograms because they cannot afford them.”
Mammograms are available at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center 6 days a week or on Novant Health’s mobile mammography coach. The mobile mammography coach is available at various Brunswick County locations three days a month and features digital mammography technology, all female technicians, private changing and separate clinical exam room. The mobile mammography coach will be in Brunswick County on the following dates:
· July 29 – Brunswick County Association of Realtors, Supply
· July 30 – Waterford Medical Plaza, Leland
· August 26 – Sea Trail Medical Center, Sunset Beach
· August 27 – Brunswick Family Assistance Agency, Shallotte
For more information or to schedule your mammogram, call 910-721-1485 or visit NovantHealth.org/Pink
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